Former Mongolian president Nambaryn Enkhbayar, found guilty in August 2012 of graft and sentenced to four years in prison, was pardoned by the man who unseated him in a 2009 election.

Enkhbayar, 55, was released yesterday by a decree from current president Tsakhia Elbegdorj. The statement announcing the decision posted to the website of the president’s office didn’t give a reason for the pardon.

Liza Carter traveled five times to Mongolia over four years to document the daily life of a modern nomadic family. Filled with photographs and personal perspectives on daily life, Moving with the Seasons: Portrait of a Mongolian Family is a visual and written portrait of a traditional life in a global economy.

Known to be a landlocked nation in East and Central Asia, Mongolia is said to become a tourist destination and an open country for gaming; next to its neighboring countries like China and Macau. Its government has been taking a lot of strategic planning for its tourism’s overall development which include amusement parks and a possible casino construction within its economic zones.

On February 06, 2013, the shareholders' meeting between representatives of the Government of Mongolia and the Rio Tinto Groupis scheduled today, accordingly Minister for Economic Development of Mongolia N.Batbayar announced that the meeting would start at 02:00pm in the Ministry of Mining.

Water samples collected from 129 wells in seven of the nine sub-divisions of Ulaanbaatar were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP–MS) using Clean Lab methods. The levels of many trace elements were found to be low with the average concentrations. The levels of uranium were surprisingly elevated (mean, 4.6 μg/L; range < 0.01–57 μg/L), with the values for many samples exceeding the World Health Organization's guideline of 15 μg/L for uranium in drinking water. Local rocks and soils appear to be the natural source of the uranium.

The Mongolian Ecosystem Network is an academic publication that covers many dimensions of the current ecological challenges in Mongolia. In 2010 the Kyoto based Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) held a conference "The Collapse and Restoration of the Mongolian Ecosystem Network in the Context of Global Environmental and Social Changes". Speakers from different acadamic fields gave an overview of the wide range of environmental issues that Mongolia is facing.

The national consumer price index in August 2012, increased by 0.7 percent compared to the previous month, 11.1 percent compared to the beginning of the year, and 14.9 percent compared to same period of the previous year.